Freedom of the seas 4.14-4.22

#7 cruise is in the books. #8 is pre booked at next cruise on the ship.

We had a hump balcony and it was very convenient to the promenade and the elevators.

Elevators were in and out 2-3 were out for the length of the trip

Ship could use a refurb, but overall was clean.

St kitts we rode the train. Its a little noisy but the scenery is beautiful.

St Maarten we rented a 3 wheeled motorcycle and had a great time. We did get rained on and wished we had a jacket, but we dried before we got to Maho beach. Margot area is a complete mess and traffic around the island is very bad. The lagoon and other areas still have many many ships upside down or otherwise destroyed in the water. Swimming / fishing is banned until cleanup is complete.

Orient beach is coming back although slowly. The water is warm and crystal clear, but there's not much else left. We did meet a very nice lady Jazmine that works on the border line with her dad at a little restaurant. Food was good , but I should have passed on the ice ( maybe)

San Juan , we went to the Fort before it opened and then took pictures. Shopping in town and then a drink at a little bar. Power seems to be a hit and miss or probably more likely its a pay to play scenario.

Power went off and on in the little bar a lot. Made us leery of eating anything so we passed.

Finally found a place where power was more stable and had a nice lunch there. Choco bar ! Grilled cheese with chocolate was fantastic!

Finally a stop at CVS for shaving cream and monster drinks and we were out the door and back on the ship. There was a drug dog present , but no issues with us.

Labadee! we pre rented a Cabana on the water! It was very nice and gave us a spot to get out of the sun. There is power for charging phones and a fan blowing in the top.

Labadee was as perfect as I have ever seen it.

Food was typical windjammer fare but appeared fresh and tasted good.

Casino was very good to us and we heard that someone walked with a $35,000 prize !

Disembark was little chaotic, but really didn't take too long.

Next cruise we are going from Cape Liberty to Canada!

Mark

We didn't see any service dogs/ cats or T-Rex's on the ship. However, there were 473 children under 18 and most were well behaved although some needed a bath.

Meant to add that getting on the ship was absolutely the fastest ever. From Baggage drop off to windjammer in 30 minutes and that included retaking my picture 3 times. Apparently they are humorless with that seapass pic.

Overall a great experience! Can't wait to get to Diamond status !

We were on the same cruise. Didn't see any dogs on our cruise, but did see this one as it got off. This picture was taken by someone else, not us. I am curious what service it preforms!

We totally missed that standard poodle mess.

Rest of the cruise was fantastic!

St Maarten we rented a 3 wheeled motorcycle and had a great time. We did get rained on and wished we had a jacket, but we dried before we got to Maho beach. Margot area is a complete mess and traffic around the island is very bad. The lagoon and other areas still have many many ships upside down or otherwise destroyed in the water. Swimming / fishing is banned until cleanup is complete.

Orient beach is coming back although slowly. The water is warm and crystal clear, but there's not much else left. We did meet a very nice lady Jazmine that works on the border line with her dad at a little restaurant. Food was good , but I should have passed on the ice ( maybe)

Mark

Welcome back! One week from yesterday we will be on the Spyder's of St Martin.

Thank you for the review. Sorry to hear that it is still tough going on St.Martin.

We were on the cruise just before you. The cruise with the pictured standard poodle. Don't know what "service" it performed, but it passed our table one morning at breakfast in the main dining room, and stopped and licked the food on our plates. Disgusting!!!

There was a major power blackout in Puerto Rico around the time you were there. 900,000 people without power. That’s probably why you had issues with electricity while you were there. For the most part, San Juan is back on the grid, you just visited during an inopportune time.

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I was on the same cruise. Had an awesome time.

Power was only out about 3-4 blocks back from the port. Ralph lauren , CVS, Walgreens etc. Hadn't lost power the day we were there.

We felt bad for the smaller locations that had lost power.

Visit Choco Bar for their grilled cheese ! I promise its worth it

The dog is ridiculous! Good Lord! I just cannot understand the thinking of bringing a dog on a cruise ship...and that poor dog probably needs its own therapist with that dye job. 8-/

Thanks for the review. Does Freedom have a water slide now at one of the pools?

We had a hump balcony and it was very convenient to the promenade and the elevators.

Mark

May I ask what cabin you were in? We have 8340 booked and just wondering if it's a good spot.

Laurie

May I ask what cabin you were in? We have 8340 booked and just wondering if it's a good spot.

Laurie

Hi we were on the same cruise as the OP and were in cabin 6340 - which is the same room as you but we were on the 6th floor while you are on the 8th floor. We loved this cabin, its right next to the stairs and elevators and for you - you are only 2 floors from the Pool deck and Windjammer and only 3 floor above the Promenade deck. We prefer deck 6, but 6 thru 8 are great locations - oh and you are on the hump as well.

Power was only out about 3-4 blocks back from the port. Ralph lauren , CVS, Walgreens etc. Hadn't lost power the day we were there.

We felt bad for the smaller locations that had lost power.

Visit Choco Bar for their grilled cheese ! I promise its worth it

Do they make it with chocolate cheese? Or do they just add chocolate on top?

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Thanks for the review. Does Freedom have a water slide now at one of the pools?

No water slides on Freedom

Hi we were on the same cruise as the OP and were in cabin 6340 - which is the same room as you but we were on the 6th floor while you are on the 8th floor. We loved this cabin, its right next to the stairs and elevators and for you - you are only 2 floors from the Pool deck and Windjammer and only 3 floor above the Promenade deck. We prefer deck 6, but 6 thru 8 are great locations - oh and you are on the hump as well.

We were right next door in 6338. We love the Hump Cabins on any floor.

No Water slides on Freedom yet.

Choco bar adds semi sweet chocolate bars to the grilled cheese. They make their own chocolate.

We bought some to bring home too.